Social Work at Southern Adventist University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Southern Adventist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,730.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Adventist Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Southern Adventist Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Southern Adventist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Social Work Student Demographics at Southern Adventist

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Southern Adventist University.

Southern Adventist Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Adventist since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Adventist University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southern Adventist Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of social work master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Southern Adventist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Adventist University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Adventist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	60

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Southern Adventist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,590	$41,830
Healthcare Social Workers	3,260	$50,700
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,980	$41,930
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,660	$38,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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